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Golfing legend Arnold Palmer, right, signs the back of fellow golfer Peter Jacobsen's shirt, as Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster and former pitcher Steve Blass, left, and Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting, center, look
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